An energy consulting firm recently visited the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project to identify ways the site could conserve energy. The visit was part of a local program sponsored by the City of Moab that aims to reduce energy costs while helping the environment, according to the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management. The team examined equipment such as lighting, air conditioning units and water pumps. The firm will ultimately present a report outlining potential energy savings, which will be considered by site staff members for implementation. The Moab UMTRA Project is relocating about 40,000 tons of mill tailings each month from the former Atlas mill site in Moab to an engineered disposal cell near Crescent Junction. The project’s completion date is set for 2032. [Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management]
